Cotton-chopper.



'OOTTQN OHOPPEBJ APPLICATION FILED ELY 2 1908.

Patented may 11; 1909.

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WILLARD A. Russ, or ROME, GEORGIA.

COTTON-CHOPPER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 11, 1909.

Application filed May 2, 1908. Serial No. 430,544.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLARD A. Russ, a citizen of the United States,residing at Rome, in the county of Floyd and State of Georgia, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Cotton Choppers, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to combined cotton choppers and cultivators, andhas for an object to provide a machine of thischaracter which will besimple and durable in construction and which will be adapted. for

cultivating cotton plants, and thinning out the rows.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the followingdescription and it will be understood that changes in the specificstructure shown and described may be made within the scope of the claimswithout departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings forming a portion of this specification, and in whichlike numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views.Figure 1 is a top lan view, the seat and a portion of the pole eingomitted. Fig. 2 is a side elevational view. Fig. 3 is a rear elevation.Fig. 4 is a plan view of the clutch mechanism, parts shown. engaged.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, there is shown acombined cotton chopper and cultivator 10 comprising transverseextending parallel spaced members 11, 12 and 1.3 respectively connectedby end members 14. The transversely extending members receive thereupona draft pole 15 provided at its front end with suitable draftconnections 16. The member 12 is provided at its ends with dependingstandards 17, which carry journal boxes 18 at their lower ends. Theseboxes receive wheel straps 17 and 18 which have straps 2] pivotallyengaged therewith, these straps eing connected to harrow frames 22 and23 respectively, so that the frames are movable vertically. Thestandards 17 are braced by diagonal members 24 which are connected attheir upper ends to the parallel spaced members 11 and 13 respectively.

Each of the frames 22 and 23 respectively consists of members 25 and 26respectively extending at right angles to each other, and connected by aforwardly and rearwardly extended member 27 attached at its forward endto the strap 41. The angularly disposed portions 25 of the frames extendin portions rearwardly divergent relation to each other and are providedwith vertical passages 28 for the reception of reduced portions 29 ofdepending shanks 30 which carry at their lower ends barrow shovels 31.The reduced of the shanks are threaded, and thus receive clamping nuts32. Each frame is provided with a vertically disposed rod 33 each ofwhich is provided with a fixed collar 34 the end. thus receiving aspring 35 confined between the collar and its respective frame. Theupper end of each ro 33 is pivotally connected as shown at 34 to anangularly disposed portion 35 of a bell crank lever 36 which ispivotally connected as shown at 37 to the member 11. Each bell cranklever is provided with a suitable dog 37 for engagement with a rack 38carried by the member 11. It will thus be seen that each harrow frame ispivotally connected to the shafts 17 and 18 and are arranged formovement in a vertical plane as will be readily understood.

The shaft 18, is. having a frame 39 provided with boxes 40 which areengaged with the shaft so that the frame is ivotally mounted upon theshaft, and at t e inner end, the shaft 18 carries a slidably bevelpinion 41 for engagement with a inion 42 carried by a longitudinal shaft43 JOUIIIalQd in members of the frame 39 as shown in Fig. 4 of thedrawings. The shaft 43, at its rearward end is provided with radialarms44 and 45 respectively, each of which is provided with a cutting hoe46. A grooved member 47 is carried by the gear 41 and is controlled by alever 48 whereby the gear 41 may be moved into and out of mesh with thegear 42.

A lever 49 is pivotally connected to a depending beam 50 carried by themember 12, and this lever carries a link 51 which is connected at itslower end with the frame 39 and is arranged for rocking movement of theframe upon the shaft 18 so that the cutting hoes 46 may be moved intoand out of engagement with the ground at the will of the operator.

It will thus be seen that each harrow section is yieldingly mounted andmay be raised and lowered to suit different occasions as is obvious, andshould the shovels of the sections come in contact with rocks or similarobstructions it will be seen that the springs 35 provide means wherebythe sections may be moved in an upward direction to prevent injury totheir shovels.

The inner ends of the angularly disposed members 26 are spaced from eachother as Will be seen from the drawings, and these members are eachprovided with a fender 52 of suitable form.

Any suitable means may be employed for operating the fenders to movethem toward or away from each other.

hat is claimed is:

1. In a cotton chopper, the combination with a frame, of dependingmembers carried by the frame, shafts journaled in the members, Wheelscarried by the shafts, a supplemental frame mounted upon one of theshafts for rocking movement thereupon, a for- Wardly and rearwardlyextending shaft journaled in the supplemental frame, connections betweenthe forwardly and rearwardly extending shaft and the adjacent Wheeledshaft for simultaneous rotation thereof, chopping hoes carried by therearward portion of the forwardly and rearWardly extending shaft, andmeans for rocking the supplemental frame upon its shaft to bring thechopping hoes into and out of operative position.

2. In a machine of the class described, the

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tive position when the supplemental frame is rocked, a lever mountedupon the first named frame, and connections between the lever and. thesupplemental frame for movement of the frame upon its shaft when thelever is moved.

In testimony whereof l :nlix in signature, in presence of two Witnesses.

Y'llqlJiM-lll A. RUSH.

\Vitnesses:

R. S. VAN Dyna, W. H. ENNIS.

